Thank you Geoff, Rojo, and Huw for the responses and attempts to remain on topic.
Geoff - I missed the EBME seminar but will be looking to exhibit/attend next year. We offer all of our repair services to the UK; unfortunately, shipping across the Atlantic (and the whole of the US for that matter) diminishes the value of some of our services and increases turnaround time. We are currently in the process of setting up a UK location to better handle large item repairs. It is worthwhile to set up in the UK because frankly, the UK is ripe for the picking. Budget cuts mean departments are looking for quality, cost-effective alternatives and we offer them at a fraction of the OEM price. Our model is proven in the US, and I am here to try to make it work in the UK. Any suggestions or advice to push me in the right direction is greatly appreciated.
Rojo - Thank you for the laugh and the lesson in diphthongs. However, the correct spelling is "fetal". "Fetus" and "fetal" are derived from the latin "feto" and are recognized as the standard spelling in medical journals throughout the world. See
http://tinyurl.com/26hrcqb and
http://tinyurl.com/yrular. That being said, when we create a UK website I will recognise your concerns and use the British (mis)spellings. See
http://tinyurl.com/9wfah for further explanation of our spelling differences.
Any other suggestions for places to exhibit our products?